The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 695 Kong’s Journey to the Capital (1)_1

Chapter 695: Chapter 695 Kong’s Journey to the Capital (1)_1

Lady Chen couldn’t wait to send a message to Pei Wenli, asking about the situation. Now that he’s become a Master Graduate, he’s eligible to become an official. Could it be that her son is favored by the daughter of an Official’s family, which means he doesn’t need to wait another three years for the next Imperial Examination and could become an official now?

Pei Wenbo was also pressing for answers. "Tell Big Brother to let me go to Capital Jingcheng too! In this countryside, there aren’t many pretty girls, just village girls who are both ugly and unsophisticated, aiming only for our family’s influence and large dowry. I’ll go to the capital to find someone for myself too, so I can also have a glorious and respectable future!"

Lady Chen had wanted him to enter the silk shop, but Qian Wanxiu kept a tight grip over it, not letting others get involved. The shop was her dowry, and since Pei Zongli hadn’t provided her with a dowry, she had been using her dowry to support Old Pei’s House. Neither Old Pei nor Lady Zhu dared to say anything about it.

If they could really find someone in Capital Jingcheng, it would be so much better than staying at home! Lady Chen didn’t wish to serve Lady Zhu anymore. She treated her like a maidservant, favoring only her second wife. Lady Qian was an officer’s wife, but she was still the eldest son’s wife!

"Wait until I’ve written to ask your Big Brother. If there’s a chance, then you can go too!" Lady Chen thought about how she would continue to be looked down upon and cursed at if she stayed in the village. If she really could go to Capital Jingcheng, she would join them and also enjoy the good life.

Pei Wenbo was very much looking forward to it, his eyes starting to change when he looked at Kong’s. She couldn’t bear sons and couldn’t compete with a daughter from an Official’s family, so she couldn’t blame her Big Brother!

Lady Chen and Pei Wenbo’s unusual behavior did not escape Kong’s watchful eyes. Although she didn’t know exactly what had happened, she was certain something was up.

Pei Qian really wanted to tell her. Kong’s was no simple woman; when they and their mother had fallen out with the main family, Kong’s saw the opportunity for gain and shamelessly cozied up to them, especially targeting their mother who was kind and weak.

Anyway, Pei Qian had time, so she took more trips to the breeding farm.

She didn’t encounter Kong’s there, but she did run into Pei Qingya, who was out playing.

Pei Qian bluntly told her, "Your dad has already found you a stepmother, and she’s a daughter from an Official’s family!"

Pei Qingya was shocked and frightened, her eyes widening. She knew what a stepmother meant; a boy in the village called Pei Xiaolang was beaten and scolded by his stepmother every day. She quickly ran with her pale face to find Kong’s to tell her.

She was only four years old but could speak very clearly and remember things now.

When Kong’s heard what she had feared had happened, her vision darkened and she trembled with rage.

"Mommy!" Pei Qingya cried, her eyes red as she tugged at her skirt.

Kong’s gave a bitter laugh, "Since Pei Qin and the others left, it was inevitable that someone in the family would be stepped on again. I hadn’t expected it to be me!"

When she got back home, seeing Lady Chen looking both expectant and anxious, treating her with disdain and oppression, the hatred in Kong’s heart began to accumulate. When Old Pei and Pei Houli were both at home, she brought up, "Since your husband has settled Wenlee well in Capital Jingcheng, why not send Wenbo there too? The people of Yuanyang County have been swayed and bought by Pei Qin and her cohort, all they do is curse our family. People in the capital surely won’t be beholden to them or breathe through their nostrils."

Seeing her proposing to have Pei Wenli arrange a marriage in Capital Jingcheng for Pei Wenbo first, Lady Chen became immediately vigilant, "What are you planning? You’re not thinking of abandoning the family elders at home and seeking a carefree and enjoyable life in the capital, are you?" And she immediately accused her with a grave charge.

Old Pei, Lady Zhu, and Pei Houli all turned their gazes toward her.

Kong’s bore the heat on her face and said with embarrassment, "My husband is alone outside, and there’s no one to take care of his daily needs. I’m just a bit worried. Qingya also misses her father."

Old Pei was still very satisfied with this well-read, hardworking granddaughter-in-law. Considering that Pei Qingya was already four years old, and his grandson was in his twenties without a child, he pondered, "Dalang is indeed in need of someone to take care of him being alone outside!"

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